upcoming films
Robert Roten
Greetings fellow film fans:
Two new movies open at Laramie theaters this week, the action
sequel "Twisters" and the horror film "Oddity".
The highly regarded award-winning Japanese language film,
"Perfect Days" is being released on DVD, Blu Ray and 4K media
this week.
The best movies in town are "MaXXXine", "Longlegs", "Sound of
Hope: The Story of Possum Trot", "A Quiet Place: Day One",
"Inside Out 2", and "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes".
There are a couple of low-cost movie series for kids this summer
at local theaters. The Regal Fox Theater 6 currently has a Regal
Summer Movie Express series for kids, with movies costing $2
each and the Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater, has a kids series that
costs $10 for 10 movies.
A series of free family films will be shown outdoors in Undine
Park this summer, sponsored by Aspen Family Chiropractic.
Here is the schedule for the remaining movies in this series
(all films start at 8 p.m.):
July 17: Cars
August 7: Shrek
September 4: Greatest Showman
There will be a another free outdoor movie showing, "Barbie",
open to the public, on Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m. at War Memorial
Stadium on the UW campus. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. Event
organizers write: "Please enter through Gate #3. Please note, no
outside food, drink, or lawn chairs are allowed in the facility.
There will be free popcorn, water, and prizes." This is a UW and
Uniwyo Credit Union event.
Yet another free outdoor movie showing, open to the public, is
on July 20 at 8:30 p.m. at Wyo Tech, 1889 East Venture Drive (in
West Laramie). The movie is the popular animated film,
"Monsters, Inc." (2001) with free popcorn available. The movie
is sponsored by Wyo Tech, Laramie Range Ford and the City of
Laramie.
Albany County Public Library's free foreign film series
continues this month with the 2019 Guatemalan film, "Nuestras
Madres" (Our Mothers). This movie will be shown July 21 at 7
p.m. in the library's large meeting room.
The movie listings for local theaters below don't include
limited run movies showing in Laramie now and during the next
few days, including, "The NeverEnding Story" (1984) "Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one" (2010) "Princess
Mononoke" (1997) "The Goonies" (1985) "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
(2022) and "Trolls Band Together" (2023) along with other
special event showings. Check the local theater web pages (links
below) to see information about these limited run films and
other upcoming movies, Fathom Events, TCM anniversary showings,
sports events, concerts, operas, etc. Check the following web
pages often to find these and other special showings:
https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-fox-theater/
https://wyomovies.com/showtimes/
https://pages.wyomovies.com/flashback/
Movies now playing at the Regal Fox Theater 6, 505 S. 20th,
Laramie
(with critics ratings):
Despicable Me 4 -- C+
Fly Me to the Moon -- C+
Inside Out 2 -- B
Longlegs -- B+
MaXXXine -- B
A Quiet Place: Day One -- B
Opening on Thursday, July 18 at the Regal Fox Theater Six:
Twisters -- B
Closing this week at the Regal Fox Theater (last shows on
Thursday, July 18):
MaXXXine -- B
A Quiet Place: Day One -- B
Now playing at the Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater, 2433 E. Grand
(with critics ratings):
Despicable Me 4 -- C+
Fly Me to the Moon -- C+
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 -- C
Inside Out 2 -- B
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -- B
Longlegs -- B+
MaXXXine -- B
A Quiet Place: Day One -- B
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot -- B+
Opening Thursday, July 18 (with early previews July 17) at the
Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater:
Twisters -- B
Opening Friday, July 19 at Studio City:
Oddity -- B
New movie videos for sale this week (with critics' ratings):
The Last Stop in Yuma County -- B
Perfect Days -- B
Water Horse -- C
Here is a list of some good 2023 movies that have not yet been
shown in Laramie theaters and how you can see them now:
20 Days in Mariupol -- A (Academy Award-winning documentary,
free on YouTube)
All of Us Strangers -- A (Hulu)
American Symphony -- A (Netflix)
Anatomy of a Fall -- A (Hulu)
Beyond Utopia -- A (Hulu)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget -- B (Netflix)
The Eternal Memory -- A (Paramount+)
Blackberry -- B+ (AMC+ Apple TV)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project -- B (Max)
How to Blow Up a Pipeline -- B (Hulu)
The Killer -- B (Netflix)
Nimona -- B (Netflix)
Maestro -- B (Netflix)
May December -- B+ (Netflix)
Nyad -- B (Netflix)
Origin -- A (Hulu)
Past Lives -- A (Fubo and Paramount+)
Rustin -- B (Netflix)
Rye Lane -- A (Hulu)
Saltburn -- B+ (Amazon Prime Video)
Sharper -- B (Apple TV+)
Shooting Stars -- B (Peacock Premium, DVD purchase or rental)
Sisu -- B (Starz, or DVD purchase or rental)
Society of the Snow -- B (Netflix)
Stamped From the Beginning -- B (Netflix)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Story -- A (Apple TV+)
Suzume -- A (Amazon Prime Video)
The Taste of Things -- A (AMC+, Acorn TV)
A Thousand and One -- B (Amazon Prime Video)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar -- A (Academy Award winning
short film on Netflix)
The Zone of Interest -- B (streaming on Max)
My own 2023 top 10 movie list is here:
http://www.lariat.org/atthemovies/essays/2023top10.html
Thanks to our sponsors, The Alibi Pub Wood Fire Pizzeria and
Bakery, the Mizu Sushi restaurant and The Pedal House,
supporting all Laramie Film Society activities.
"When I was a boy, I was told that anybody could become
President. Now, I'm beginning to believe it."
-- Clarence Darrow, lawyer and author, (1857-1938)
-- Robert Roten, movie guru, journalist and curmudgeon
http://www.lariat.org/AtTheMovies/index.html --